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#D47602 Color

#D47602 is rgb(212, 118, 2) in RGB, hsl(33, 98%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 99%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D47602
HEX#D47602
RGBrgb(212, 118, 2)
HSLhsl(33, 98%, 42%)
HSVhsv(33, 99%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 99%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.154 59.6)
LABlab(59.56% 33.31 66.16)
LCHlch(59.56% 74.07 63.27)

What #D47602 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D47602, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#D47602 Channel Values

How #D47602 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 212 · G 118 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 98% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 99% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 99% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D47602 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D47602 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D47602

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D47602; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D47602

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D47602.

How #D47602 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D47602
Protanopia#8C8C00
Protanomaly#AE8400
Deuteranopia#9D9D00
Deuteranomaly#B68F00
Tritanopia#D76F6F
Tritanomaly#D67257
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D47602 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d47602: #D47602;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D47602;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d47602': '#D47602' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.463, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_d47602">#D47602</color>
SVG fillfill="#D47602"

More Brown Colors

#D47602 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D47602 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D47602?

#D47602 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(212, 118, 2) in RGB and hsl(33, 98%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.97.

What is the RGB value of #D47602?

#D47602 is rgb(212, 118, 2) — red 212, green 118, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D47602?

#D47602 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 99%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D47602 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D47602 scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D47602 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D47602 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 10.85, which is visibly different.

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